Mission Statement of Umicore Thin Film Products: We want to be a recognized leader in the development, manufacturing, sales, and recycling of materials for thin film applications. We are committed to customer satisfaction through competitive high quality products and services. We work in close cooperation with our partners. We work in teams using integrity and trust, open communication and creativity, fairness and respect. We want to derive pride, satisfaction, and fun from our work. We account for the environmental and social impact of our operations, and we adopt high standards in our business and personal ethics. We are focused on growth and strive for sustainable profitability that secures our future.

Umicore focuses on application areas where it knows its expertise in materials science, chemistry and metallurgy can make a real difference, be it in products that are essential to everyday life or those at the cutting edge of new technological developments. Umicore's overriding goal of sustainable value creation is based on this ambition to develop, produce and recycle materials in a way that fulfils its mission: materials for a better life.

Umicore is committed to sustainable development and has adopted high economic, environmental and social behavior standards.

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Environment, Health, and Safety policy of Umicore Thin Film Products

We subscribe to the following principles in the pursuit of sustainable development:

• We integrate sustainable development considerations in our decision making process.
• We do not compromise on a safe and healthy working environment for all and seek continual improvement
  of our occupational health and safety performance.
• We facilitate and encourage responsible design, use, re-use, recycling, and disposal of our products.
• We implement internally and externally open and transparent communication
  with respect to environment, health, and safety.
• We have high standards of business and personal ethics; we adhere to our internal policies
  and obviously follow all applicable laws and regulations.